Nie Mingjue : Totally Xichen. Totally.
Xichen in confusion : Huh?
"Only a few days passed and Wei Wuxian realised, he might have
made a wrong choice.
The donkey that he conveniently picked up was too hard to please."
Nie Huaisang : Oh now we are back to this timeline.
Jin Zixuan : Chaos from beginning! A donkey that is hard to please?
"Even though it was just a donkey, it only ate grasses that were completely green and if there were a streak of yellow only on the tip of leaf, it refused to eat. It was a very picky eater.
If it didn't eat high quality, it didn't budge, and it'd loose it's temper and kick around. For multiple times, Wei Wuxian was almost kicked by it. Aside from its brase also sounded horrible to the ear.
It was useless, no matter a mound or a pet!"
Most of the cultivators started to laugh loudly while some others pitied him.
'Oh goodness' they thought.
Yanli : My poor A-xian is suffering.
Wei Wuxian : Shijie! Don't you feel really bad for this three year old baby.
Yanli caresses her little brother's hair, 'Yes, I do very much.'
Wei Wuxian smiles widely and goes closer to Yanli who was sitting in front of him.
"Wei Wuxian couldn't help but think about his sword. The sword was probably taken by a prominent clan and must have been hanged on the wall somewhere as a trophy."
Jiang Cheng couldn't help but look down on the ground.
While Wei Wuxian firmly thought looking at his sword, 'Not again! Not in this universe. I won't let anyone take my sword again.'
"Wei Wuxian stood beside a well while holding the donkey's rein. A group of rogue cultivators surrounded him, murmuring things to one another.
'My lord, let's get going after you finish this straws, alright?' he offered a dried straw, but it hugged then arrogantly turned away."
Jiang Cheng snickered : My lord? Oh then the next time you'll be saying A-die?
Wei Wuxian with an unpleasant expression : Why would a donkey be my father? Brother!
Jiang Cheng : He suits to be!
Wei Wuxian kicks Jiang Cheng on the butt : Shut up!
They continue arguing and Yanli trys to stop them.
Some cultivators : The way they describe him ( in the future ) and the way he acts is completely different.
A nie disciple : Yes, he is very amusing.
Lan Xini : Yes. Indeed. How wonderful!
"In a fit of impatience, he pulled the reins hard, causing the donkey to huff in anger. "How am I supposed to find fresh, dewy grass here? If you'll follow your humble servant to Buddha mountain, he'll let you eat all that you want!"
Jin Zixuan : Now he has become a 'humble servant' ?!
Wen Chao and Jin Zixun : Like he is!
Some of the lans and Jiangs give them death glares.
Nie Huaisang ð: Um! Uh! Change of topic!
'The donkey is very arrogant!' he says to distract everyone and it does works but for now I guess. Well not on all of them.
Lan Xichen laughs a little : Wei gongzi has got a very tough luck.
Wei Wuxian : Zewu-zun you may not call me gongzi again!
Lan Xichen : I don't unders-
Wei Wuxian : Since we'll be brother-in-law's soon. I mean you will marry my brother and I'll marry your brother. So we will be having a more casually decent type of relationship. So please call me something more family like!
Jiang Cheng said in amusement blushing a little : Wei- Yi-!
Lan Xichen nodded his head in agreement to what his future brother- in-law said, 'Okay then is Wuxian fine!'
Wei Wuxian smiled wide, 'That is perfect!'
Lan Xichen, 'Please call me something else as well!'
Wei Wuxian after thinking a little, 'Then let it be Xichen-ge!'
Lan Xichen and Wei Wuxian had these sweet moment right now which made Lan Wangji smile like an idiot.
Same goes to Jiang Cheng.
"A young girl suddenly appeared from behind a tree and smiled at Wei Wuxian while handing him and apple, 'Here you go!' "
Nie Huaisang : Jeez! She scared me.
Nie Mingjue : You get scared of everything!
"The moment the donkey saw the apple, it's eyes lit up and it hungrily pounced.
Wei Wuxian snatched the apple away before the donkey could even take a minuscule bite, 'What are you doing? This is for me!' "
Jin Zixuan : Just give it to the donkey.
Nie min min : Yes. He must be hungry.
Wei Wuxian : But I must be hungry too.
Lan Qiren : Being greedy is forbidden.
Wei Wuxian : But-
Lan Zhan : Hmph! Apple for Wei Ying! Not for donkey.
Wei Wuxian : Yes. Lan Zhan support me till the end of this life.
Lan Zhan : Mn.
Lan Qiren : I won't say anything anymore!
"The donkey pointed, it's pitiful, teary eyes watching Wei Wuxian somberly.
Wei Wuxian stared in surprised, 'Huh?' "
'Oh no. It is adorable!'
'Cute donkey.'
'Kawaii.' ( Zoro got lost again )
Jiang Cheng : You guys think it's cute?
Nie Huaisang : They are pretty messed up in the head to think of this devil ad being cute.
Lan Wangji : "...."
"Suddenly, Wei Wuxian's eyes carried an evil glint in them, making the donkey pale, sensing a foreboding feeling of dread....."
Jiang Cheng knew his brother was about to do something problem causing again 'Now what chaos will you be bringing?'
"After a while, Wei Wuxian was grinning while he straddled the donkey. He held an apple up by the stick and the donkey tried to reach it but to no avail. 'Lil' apple. Let's go!' "
Jiang Cheng hand palmed his forehead, 'Knew it!'
Bin bin : He even named the donkey.
Meng Yao : Lil' apple?
"After a small while of travelling, Wei Wuxian finally arrived at the town of Buddha's feet.
Rogue cultivators huddled in a group beside him; the one holding a compass frowned, 'None of the compasses of evil are showing anything. I don't think there is any soul-consuming beast or spirits in this area at all.' "
'............Is that supposed to be a bad thing?...........'
" 'Even if the compasses aren't showing anything, that doesn't that nothing is in the area. They are only capable of showing the overall direction, anyways. It is not specific enough, so we can't rely on it.'
Another sighed, 'Dont you remember who was the one that invented the compass of evil? I've never heard of anything that can interfere the accuracy of its pointer.'
'Of course, I know it was invented by Wei Ying. But it's not as if all his inventions are fallible. Are you saying we aren't even allowed to doubt?' "
Wei Wuxian : Why is he using my birth name? Why is everyone using it? Can they just stop using it? Except Lan Zhan, of course.
Jiang Cheng : The rogue is speaking at a point but the way he said,
"Are you saying we aren't even allowed to doubt?"
I don't like that at all.
" 'I never said that you aren't allowed to doubt. I didn't say his inventions are infallible either. Why would you accuse me, good sir?'
Thus an inevitable argument, much to Wei Wuxian's confusion. 'Hm?' "
'Not angry..nor furious but....confused?'
'And the people in the future describe him so? You know!'
" In the middle of the road stood a girl
who was blankly staring forward. He followed her gaze 'Buddha mountain?'
Without notice, the gorl began openly dancing under the people's gazes. Wei Wuxian smiled at the delightful play, 'Wow!'
'A-Yan!' A woman yelled, rudely pushing pass the crowd and hugging the girl from behind, 'A-Yan, let's go back.'
But the girl shoved the woman to the ground and continued to dance. '..Hee...hee...' "
Jin Zixuan : She looks crazy!
Yanli : Jin Gongzi, that is not nice.
Jin Zixuan : Ah! yes. Sorry.
Wei Wuxian ð : When did this peacock become so nice to Shijie?
Jiang Cheng ð : What has happened to Jin Zixuan today?
"A villager stood beside Wei Wuxian and sighed, 'How awful! The girl from blacksmith Zheng's household ran out again. Her husband, A-Yan and A-Yan's husband------None of them are well. What a poor mother she is!'
Wei Wuxian tilted his head to the side curiously, 'Mister, could you please tell me what happened to the girl?'
'What? You are here to capture those creatures as well?'
'No...no, I'm a storyteller! In search of folktales!'
'Huh? Do all storytellers look so funny?' "
'Damn he ain't lying. Da shixiong.'
Nie Huaisang : It would haven't been like that if you washed your face. At least.
Jiang Cheng putting salt on Wei Wuxian's wound : You do look very hideous at that moment.
Wei Wuxian : He won't say I look funny, if he saw this face. Right, Lan Zhan?
He points his finger to himself.
Lan Zhan : Mn. Wei Ying is always handsome.
Wei Wuxian : How sweet of you!!!
Jin Zixuan and Jiang Cheng felt fed dog food again.
"The villager sighed, 'On our Buddha mountain here, there's an old burial mound. A few months back, there was a dark and stormy night. When the next day came, people found that a few coffins were brought to the surface.'
-Along with the corpses inside them, they were burnt coal black by the lightning. The town's people of Buddha's feet were more anxious than ever.'
-After a few rounds of prayers, they restored the burial grounds and thought everything was over. Who would have thought the people of the Buddha's feet started to lose their soul ever since them'
Wei Wuxian frowned, 'Lose their souls?' "
'.....Lose their souls?...'
'Coffins coming up? brought up?'
" 'The first was a sluggard, a poor wretch, loading about and doing nothing. On the day of the landslide, he happened to be stuck in the mountain. He was lucky enough to come back safely.'
-The strang thing, though, after a few days of his comeback. He suddenly got himself a bride. He arranged his marriage, with great fanfare, telling people that he will settle down and start doing good deeds.'
-On their wedding night, he got himself drunk as he could. After he collapsed on the bed, he never got up again. He was ice cold and dreary-eyed.'
-After lying there for a couple of ays or so, eating and drinking nothing, he finally entered the ground. The poor bride had widowed just after she married.'
-The second was A-Yang, the girl from blacksmith Zheng's. Her future husband was killed by wolves when hunting on the mountain.'
-Hard to believe, afterwards, her soul-loss had been cured all on its own. But she herself had gone crazy as well, always dancing for others to watch.'
-The next was A-Yan's father... Blacksmith Zheng. Until now, there have been seven consecutive deads.' "
Yanli : I feel so sorry for the first bride and A-Yan and her family.
Wen Qing : Such a tragedy.
( This girls don't know yet the tragedy they are about to experience themselves.)
"Wei Wuxian continued to travel on the back of Little Apple, arriving village after village piercing though the velled puzzle. 'The creature devoured seven souls at a time. No wonder how many sects gathered here. And it sounds like a high-level summoning-soul spirit!'
The rogue cultivators were still huddled in a group, but this time, Wei Wuxian spotted them in the middle of the forest, 'Seeing from how the prey is no small matter, it's only natural that the compass goes a bit awry.'
Wei Wuxian casually went over to them, causing them to emit loud, high-pitched shrieks.
'Oh my!'
'What's that?!'
A sigh. 'What do you want? It's the middle of the night, and you look like a hanged ghost!' "
'A hanged ghost!'
'Damn, again and again being roasted?'
'Just wash your face!'
'....I wish I could, from here...!..'
" 'We got nothing except a bad scare------how unlucky.'
Wei Wuxian sent them a deadpan look, 'Maybe they are frustrated of how how difficult the prey is? That's exactly what I hoped for!' "
'Nah! They frustrated from looking at you!' Jiang Cheng.
Wei Wuxian, 'Bro! Atleast I ain't look like you!'
(Modern talk here)
Jiang just rolled his eyes.
Nie Huaisang, 'Anyways. Why you hope for them to be FRUSTRATED?'
Wei Wuxian, 'What do I know?'
"He took Little Apple's rein and walked away from the group, resulting him in not hearing the remaining conversation:
'Did the sect leader of such a big sect needed to fight over us for a soul-summoning spirit with us?'
'What should we do? No matter, which sect you choose to offend, you shouldn't offend the Jiang sect. No matter which person you choose to offend, you mustn't offend Jiang Cheng. The only thing we can do is to fell sorry for ourselves, eh?' "
Everyone stared at the Jiang Gongzi of YunmengJiang.
Jiang Cheng, 'Huh...?'
Wei Wuxian, 'You must've grown even more grumpy!'
Xichen : "....."
"After a while of strolling around the forest, Wei Wuxian heard overlapping cries for help.
'Somebody!'
'Help!' "
'Now what is the problem.'
'Really the future has plenty of problems!'
"Wei Wuxian frowned. It was most likely the trickery of evil creatures. He was in a desolate mountain, after all. After much thought, he smiled, and went forwards.
'The eviler the better!'
Jin Zixun : Tch. The eviler the better? This proves he is EVIL.
Sect Leader yao : Exactly. My point.
Madam yu : Shut up!
They shut up 'cause only a few aren't scared of her and they are not them.
"However, what he found was contrary to his expectations. The four rogue cultivators fro before, were hungry up to the trees by deity- binding nets.
'Huh.....it's you.'
'We called over a lunatic.' "
'This lunatic will be saving your asses.'
'Dumbasses!'
"Wei Wuxian heard a rustling in the bushes so he swiftly sung around. A boy wearing bright yellow clothing with a peony embroided clothing jumped out. He had a vermillion marked on his forehead and held a bow in his hands, 'I find you idiots every time!' "
'A Jin cultivator? Of high rank?'
'Seems so!'
Yanli : A-Ling.
Jin Zixuan : My son.
Wei Wuxian : So that is how I meet my nephew after my dead of 13 years?
Jiang Cheng : Ugh. What a dreadful metting!
"Wei Wuxian whistled 'A young master of the LanlingJin sect ----- wealthy!' "
The Jins : Huh??
Jin Zixuan : Wha-
"The boy scowled, 'There are four hundred deity binding nets in the mountain. And you guys have already broken more than ten of them!'
'Four hundred?!' Wei Wuxian gasped 'Super wealthy!'
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Damn! I am tired, it's so late.